steunen
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈstøː.nə(n)/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to support, keep up, back up, assist
- (intransitive) to rest, be based or founded on
- (intransitive) to moan, groan
Etymology
Derived from Middle Dutch stōnen, stonen derived from Old Dutch *stunōn derived from Frankish *stunon, *stunōn derived from Proto-Germanic *stunōną (groan, crash, bang, sound) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tenh₂- (thunder).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*(s)tenh₂-
Gloss
thunder
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
雷
Emoji
⛈️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- astonish English
- astony English
- electrostun English
- stun English
- stun grenade English
- stunnable English
- stunner English
- stunning English
- stunpoll English
- *tronitus Latin
- tono Latin
- tonāre Latin
- tonō Latin
- beer Dutch, Flemish
- fort Dutch, Flemish
- gesteun Dutch, Flemish
- ondersteunen Dutch, Flemish
- ondersteuner Dutch, Flemish
- ondersteuning Dutch, Flemish
- pakket Dutch, Flemish
- steunbeer Dutch, Flemish
- steunfort Dutch, Flemish
- steunpakket Dutch, Flemish
- *(s)ten- Proto-Indo-European
- *(s)tenh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *stenaną Proto-Germanic
- *stunōną Proto-Germanic
- *Þunraz Proto-Germanic
- *þunraz Proto-Germanic
- *āstunian Old English
- stunian Old English
- stunien Middle English
- تندر Persian
- stōnen, stonen Middle Dutch
- *stunōn Old Dutch
- *toranos Proto-Celtic
- *stunon, *stunōn Frankish
- bestósse Limburgan, Limburger, Limburgish
- stósse Limburgan, Limburger, Limburgish